Onychomycosis in Icelandic Swimmers
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https://doi.org/10.1080/000155599750010319Abstract
We investigated visitors to a swimming pool in Reykjavik to determine whether onychomycosis of the toenails is more prevalent in swimmers than in the general population, where the prevalence is believed to be between 3 and 8%. A total of 266 swimmers over the age of 17 years were interviewed and examined. When an onychomycosis was suspected a nail specimen was taken for mycological examination. Onychomycosis was clinically suspected in 105 cases (40%). In 60 cases (23%) a dermatophyte infection was confirmed by culture and 14 cases (5%) were microscopy-positive only. The prevalence of culture-positive onychomycosis was 15% in women and 26% in men. Our results suggest that onychomycosis of the toenails is at least 3 times more prevalent in swimmers than in the rest of the population.Downloads
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Published
1999-09-01
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Gudnadóttir, G., Hilmarsdóttir, I., & Sigurgeirsson, B. (1999). Onychomycosis in Icelandic Swimmers. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 79(5), 376–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/000155599750010319
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